More Pictures of the Kids...

Last night, Hannah helped me give Ben a sponge bath. She was making silly smiles for the camera!! She also gave her baby brother a kiss for the camera.

The Big Sis

Hannah is still too nervous to hold her

baby brother. However, she enjoys picking out his clean diaper, giving him a goodnight kiss on the head, and inviting him to her tea parties. She also checks on him when he is in his swing.

Our Little Man....

We are so happy to have our little man home with us. He had some problems with jaundice in the hospital and had to be under the lights. He seems to be doing better, even though Mommy is obsessing over his color all the time! We didn't get home from the hospital until after 9 o'clock at night and both kids were out cold in the car! Ben has been a sweet baby. When he isn't eating or sleeping he is looking around and taking it all in. Hopefully he will remain laid back!

More Pictures of Ben....

Bob made some awesome pictures of our new family of 4!

Ben is Here!!

Ben is finally here! He came into the world weighing 8 pounds and 9 ounces, and he is 21 inches long. Big sister Hannah was so excited to see her baby brother! He has been wonderful so far, and we feel so blessed to have 2 beautiful children.

A Special Dress....

Aunt Marilyn made Hannah a special dress for Valentine's Day/spring time. Hannah loved getting a package in the mail. She wore the dress to church the next day and got lots of compliments! She loves dressing up and being "girly".

Maternity Photo Shoot

Shaniqua came over this weekend and did a beautiful job taking pictures of our family! I have very few pictures of me during my pregnancy with Hannah, so it was a special treat to have her take some great shots of my growing belly. She always does such amazing work, and I am so lucky to have her as a friend!

The 2 Bears...

Hannah loves her dog Champ more than anything else! She loves to play with him, read to him, use her doctor kit on him, etc... This morning she even thought it was a good idea to go outside with him in her nightgown with no shoes or socks on in 35 degree weather! Later on, she decided that they needed to play dress up and they both had to be bears. You can tell how much Champ enjoys the dress up game. We are so blessed to have such a patient and loving dog that allows our daughter to torture him every day!

Ben's Room

We have finally finished Ben's room! We had new floors put down, bought a new rug, and changed everything from girl to boy :) Hannah has loved decorating her brother's room, and has lots of opinions on what we should buy for him. She even picked out a special "Lovey" to give to Ben when we bring him home, or as she says, "when he grows out"!

I like to move it....

We took Hannah to see her first movie at the movie theater, Madagascar 2. She loved it so much, she got the 1st movie for Christmas from Baboo. One of the songs in the movie is "I Like to Move It". Hannah is convinced that this is actually the name of the movie. We surprised her and downloaded the song, and the rest is video history....

Baby Ben

For Christmas this year,

one of my students gave me the gift of having a 3D ultrasound done. Baby Ben was not very cooperative. We tried and tried to get him to move, but he kept putting his arms, hands, and feet in front of his face. We ended up with 23 pictures, but these 2 are probably the best. The first one has his arms over his face and his mouth is open. We think he is going to look like his big sister, and probably be just as stubborn!

Christmas at Gigi's House

This morning Hannah got to open more presents at Gigi's house! She is a lucky girl to get so many gifts.

Christmas at Favorite Aunt Lib's!

Yesterday we went to Aunt Lib's to celebrate Christmas. Hannah got lots of wonderful gifts and enjoyed spending time with the family!

The New Guitar!

Santa Came to Our House!

This morning Hannah was up at 7:30 ready to see what Santa brought for her. She rushed into the living room to see if Santa ate the cookies that she made yesterday. She asked for 3 things this Christmas: a guitar, a potty baby, and a computer. She was such a good girl that she got all 3 things!

Christmas Eve at Nana's

Last night we met Nana, Pops, and Uncle Mike at church. We had a yummy Christmas dinner and then opened presents. Santa even dropped off a few presents at Nana's house for Hannah to open!

Look Who Else is the Princess....

Princess Champ

Last night Auntie Teri and Auntie Heather came over to exchange Christmas gifts. Auntie Teri gave Hannah a big sister shirt and some princess gear. This morning Hannah decided that Champ would make a great princess....

Who is that dinosaur?

Hannah and Mommy both have bronchitis! Hannah gets to use a special dinosaur mask to help her breathe better, and, so far, she has loved using it!

Mr. Turkey

Hannah learned a new song with Miss Gloria just in time for Thanksgiving!